Well, I'm not surprised at the similarities of the Top 10 lists the jmdl
folks have sent in. Mine are:1) Bea Arthur: JUST BETWEEN FRIENDS
2)Nanci Griffith: WINTER MARQUEE
3) Norah Jones: COME AWAY WITH ME
4) John Mayer: ROOM 4 Squares
5) Joni Mitchell: TAVELOGUE
6) Bruce Springsteen: THE RISING
7)Elaine Stritch: AT LIBERTY
8) Barbra Streisand: DUETS
9) James Taylor: OCTOBER ROAD (Special Ed.)
10) Robbie Williams: SWING WHEN YOU"RE WINNING (Import)
Also:
Jennifer Warnes: THE WELL(2001) and the Sammy Davis, Jr. re-issue of his
Live at the Sands 1965 Concert 2 disc set called THAT'S ALL!
I just have to say that its
amusing to hear all the talk about Joni's deteriorating voice when two of my
favorite CD's of last year were by to women who NEVER had "pretty" voices and
were 77 and 78 years old when they recorded their CD's released in 2002. For
me, its all about communicating the song to the listener...it doesn't always
have to be wrapped up in a pretty package. I'm sure Tom Waits would have to
be considered in my Top 10 if I only had his 2002 CD's. I think he's a
genius, but he ain't got a purty voice. Best, Harry
